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just a couple of pics from kayla’s surprise party…

group:

melissa and becca:

so my friends are now married :) here’s their wedding “blessing”

A love,
selfless, transforming,
shown to each other,
Christ’s actions embodied in your lives.

A covenant,
between you and God,
the eternal promise given here
declared for all –
may you honor each other
in the keeping of your hearts.

A song,
the melody of God,
played in your hearts,
displayed in your lives –
full of both joy and sadness,
may you sing his praise
in your daily worship.

A Spirit,
God dwelling in you,
empowering you to serve
with His hands,
the fulfillment of the command of Christ,
washing the feet of those around you.

A flame,
the fire of Christ
consuming your hearts
burning bright embers
to kindle the hearts of others,
flames to ignite.

A path,
unknown and uncertain,
the mystery of God
waiting to be revealed
in your lives.

Two lives,
intertwining,
joined together
today,
forever,
one.

One love,
One covenant.
One song,
One Spirit,
One flame,
One path,
One life:
with God.

so i went out with the 12-24 last night and shot some more pics.

check them out here

note: some of these may look a lot like lisa’s…

two quick 12-24 pics.

WERC @ 12mm

WERC @ 18mm

lisa and i went out and took some pics at the bonfire memorial tonight. we may have a repeat performance since my lens may come in tomorrow, but no guarantees.

http://robbieseayband.com/

yay. they used my pictures.

so i have cool flowers in my front yard every year. i love them :)

the 12-24 tokina is on its way.

i’ll take some shots when i get it, probably early next week.

for a review of the lens, check out:

some of the peeps on EF requested that i put together some sort of portfolio… here’s what i came up with…

http://images.wisch.org/favorites/?album=favorites

so i am officially an idiot who does stupid things sometimes.

ever wondered what happens when you try to plug in a short circuit?

here goes:

If we weren’t here
would anyone really notice?

If our city set on a hill became overgrown with trees and vines, would it change the way people thought in the valley?

Is the measure of our effectiveness
bodies in pews
successful programs
comfortable budgets?

Or do we measure success
one person at a time?

If we weren’t here,
would anyone really notice?

Would they feel a bit less condemned
a little more respected?

If we weren’t here
would people miss
our television preachers?
our moral majority?

Is it possible that people be able to see God a little more clearly
if it weren’t for his followers?

Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

to you who live in a world
filled with darkness

may you walk in the light you have
yearning for understanding
seeking
questioning truth.

may you be drawn
to the one
who is all
light
and truth
finding both
in his presence.

a quick thought inspired by this morning’s class:

we all walk by the light we have.

very profound when you think of it. perhaps there will be more expounding later.

for now there is bed.

It was wonderful to watch them put aside the suspicions and fears they carry with them so often and just have fun being kids. It was a good reminder that there is at least a little bit of human in every one of us, and sometimes the conditions just have to be right before it comes out. As I look at these guys, I see lives that have been dehumanized so much – forced into situations where the good that is inside of them is repressed and forced into some dark corner, only to be let out at rare intervals. But as I’ve told so many people on the outside who ask, I think that these kids desperately wantnothing more than to be kids. – to be accepted, to be human.

In ways, it’s nothing more than any of us want. We all want to be accepted ant to be able to be ourselves. We all, I think, find joy in service, and in having fun. I think that a lot of us enjoy casting aside the cares of the world for a while. I think that the difference between them and us is that we are able to do it so much more often. These guys have such a deep desire to be accepted and appreciated that I think they would give up anything for it, if indeed they had anything to give.

eastleigh
nairobi, kenya
28 July 2001

more led funness…